Spring Texas – Lucy Ann Murphy, (née Diehl) a native of Liberty, Texas passed away at her residence in Spring Thursday July 20th, 2017.

Lucy Ann succumbed to cancer and kidney disease and had struggled for many years.

Lucy Ann was born in Houston, Texas in 1939.  She grew up in Liberty, Texas and attended Liberty High School.  Lucy Ann attended X-Ray Technology School at Hotel Dieu in Beaumont, Texas where she met her husband of nearly 57 years James F. Murphy, Sr..

Lucy Ann loved to sew and make clothing and stuffed animals for children.  She had an artistic streak and attended oil and pastel art classes in Spring Texas in the 70's.  Lucy Ann painted many canvases with scenic country side displays of blue bonnets and old barns.  She was active in her Church.

Lucy Ann was preceded in death by her sisters, Marguerite Arlene Diehl Davis, Dorothy Alice (Kitty) Rehders, and her Mother and Father Tommie Alton Diehl and Marguerite Belle Diehl.  She was survived by her loving husband James F. Murphy Sr., James F. Murphy, Jr. son, Mary Ann Bartlett, Elizabeth Ann Nelson (née Murphy) daughter, John Nelson, son in law, Kelsey Rose Jones, granddaughter, Kate Nelson, granddaughter, Robert Murphy, grandson, Tommy Diehl, brother and Debbie Diehl, sister.

Lucy Ann will be interred at National  Cemetery  in Houston, Texas. In lieu of flowers a memorial donation may be made to Bless an Orphan at www.blessanorphan.com .